Dr Shelley Appleton
Coach. Horse trainer. Human learning specialist. Podcast Presenter
Dr Shelley Appleton Clinics & Events link
Dr Shelley Appleton Clinics & Events link
Dr Shelley Appleton provides clinics throughout Australia. Horse and rider clinics are generally two day events and involve one-on-one coaching, group session and an educational workshop each day. Training with Shelley is an investment with the objective of her clinics to set you up with the insig
Can Horsemanship Really Be Learned Online? — Calm Willing Confident Horses
Can Horsemanship Really Be Learned Online? — Calm Willing Confident Horses
What Happens When Online Learning Is Designed Properly An Evaluation of the Bootcamp Reboot Intensive Shelley Appleton, PhD | Calm Willing Confident Horses Executive Summary Bootcamp Reboot was an eight-week intensive learning program designed to examine whether a carefully structured
Canter Therapy | Podcast on Spotify
Podcast
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Podcast
Canter Therapy | Podcast on Spotify
Podcast · Dr Shelley Appleton and Kathryn Christieson · A podcast hosted by Dr. Shelley Appleton of Calm Willing Confident Horses and Kathryn Christieson of Firenza Park Equine Services on all things horse and learning
The Rebuild: A Structured 20-Week Horsemanship Program — Calm Willing Confident Horses
The Rebuild: A Structured 20-Week Horsemanship Program — Calm Willing Confident Horses
A structured 20-week horsemanship intensive designed to rebuild horse and rider from the ground up using clear frameworks, skill, and sound decision-making.
Explore new home horse syndrome course
Explore new home horse syndrome course
Buy essential new horse guide bundle
Buy essential new horse guide bundle
WORKSHOPS & CLINICS IN YEA, VICTORIA 2026 — Calm Willing Confident Horses
WORKSHOPS & CLINICS IN YEA, VICTORIA 2026 — Calm Willing Confident Horses
I’m Dr Shelley Appleton. I’ve dedicated my life to understanding people and horses — and how the two shape each other. I hold a PhD in human learning and expertise, I’m a professional horse trainer, and before this, I spent over 20 years as a pharmacist and university lecturer. That means I bring
WORKSHOP & CLINICS IN NOWA NOWA, VICTORIA 2026 — Calm Willing Confident Horses
WORKSHOP & CLINICS IN NOWA NOWA, VICTORIA 2026 — Calm Willing Confident Horses
I’m Dr Shelley Appleton. I’ve dedicated my life to understanding people and horses — and how the two shape each other. I hold a PhD in human learning and expertise, I’m a professional horse trainer, and before this, I spent over 20 years as a pharmacist and university lecturer. That means I bring
Racehorse Reboot Groundwork Intensive | Off-the-Track Thoroughbred & Standardbred Retraining — Calm Willing Confident Horses
Racehorse Reboot Groundwork Intensive | Off-the-Track Thoroughbred & Standardbred Retraining — Calm Willing Confident Horses
MY SIGNATURE PROGRAM - THE COMPLETE REBOOT PROGRAM
MY SIGNATURE PROGRAM - THE COMPLETE REBOOT PROGRAM
Workshop: Behaviour or Soundness? - The Whole Horse - Raising awareness of all the dimensions that shape your horse — Calm Willing Confident Horses
Workshop: Behaviour or Soundness? - The Whole Horse - Raising awareness of all the dimensions that shape your horse — Calm Willing Confident Horses
I’ve spent years teaching people how to work well with horses. It’s what I do best. But along the way, I discovered something profound — working well with a horse is about far more than influencing behaviour. Because behaviour can be influenced by many things. When I started, I saw training probl
Teaching People How to work with horses course — Calm Willing Confident Horses
Teaching People How to work with horses course — Calm Willing Confident Horses
The equestrian world often focuses on horse training, their performance, problems, and so on. There is a tendency to be naive about the reality that the most significant influence on horses is the knowledge, skill, and experience of the human sitting in the saddle or holding their lead rope. If y
Find Out More Information About Clinic Events
Find Out More Information About Clinic Events
Dr Shelley Appleton provides clinics throughout Australia. Horse and rider clinics are generally two day events and involve one-on-one coaching, group session and an educational workshop each day. Training with Shelley is an investment with the objective of her clinics to set you up with the insig
View ALL Online Courses & Resources (Some Are Even FREE!)
View ALL Online Courses & Resources (Some Are Even FREE!)
Find Out More About Dr Shelley Appleton
Find Out More About Dr Shelley Appleton
Email Dr Shelley Appleton
Email Dr Shelley Appleton
PUBLICATIONS
CANTER THERAPY PODCAST - MUST LISTEN!
CANTER THERAPY PODCAST - MUST LISTEN!
Shelley Appleton's Canter Therapy Podcast Series cover a range of horse training topics. Some of which cover off the track thoroughbreds, nervous, anxious and frustrated horse riders, round penning, groundwork, rider foundation, problem horses, separation anxiety, farrier work etc.
BLOGS
BLOGS
Dr Shelley Appleton regularly publishes blogs that focus on understanding horses, horse training, helping problem horses and practical ideas about how to help people with unique insights into human learning that improve your horse training and riding skills. Shelley writes about topics such as groun
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